Climate change forces seabirds to resort to cannibalism
Over the last decade, scientists have noticed that gulls on Protection Island in the Strait of Juan de Fuca, a channel to the Pacific Ocean between Canada and the U.S.,...
Pika listed as species of special concern
Canada has added the collared pika (Ochotona collaris) as a species of special concern under the Species at Risk Act. The collared pika, a small mammal related to the rabbit,...
Federal agencies seek science about right whale, orangutan
The National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have each begun a five-year review of species currently listed as federally endangered under the Endangered Species Act....
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New coyote added to LA urban coyote study
The National Park Service’s Los Angeles Urban Coyote Project, which was launched over a year ago in May, has recently added a new coyote to its study. Biologists are tracking...
Lesser prairie chicken loses federal protection
On July 20, following a September 2015 court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formally removed federal Endangered Species Act protections from the lesser prairie chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus). The...
Using cougars to save lives
There could be a simple answer for how to reduce deer-vehicle collisions in the eastern U.S., according to a study by TWS member Laura Prugh that was featured in The...
TWS member named Executive Director of NABA
TWS member Marcus Gray was recently named the first Executive Director for the North American Butterfly Association (NABA). Founded in 1992, NABA is a non-profit organization whose goal is to...
Bornean orangutan listed as critically endangered
The latest assessment by the International Union for Conservation of Nature has designated the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) as critically endangered, recognizing the failure of conservation efforts to establish a...
Cougar question has possible ESA implications
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed the delisting of the Eastern puma, an extinct cougar subspecies. While reviewing the proposal, scientists have suggested that there may have never...
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